Millwood Scavenger Hunt Draws Local Teens and Guests
In Millwood Virginia on August 14 young society members gathered at the Blue Ridge Entry Club for a scavenger hunt with a Coca Cola case prize. Notables included Miss Margaret Dole Miss Meade Miss Ann Ellett and others visiting from Richmond Newark and Charlotte. The winning pair was Miss Helen Ellett and Mr. John Goodwin, with attendance at a Castleman's Ferry subscription dance the same night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millwood
John Goodwin
Gilpin
Lewis Meade
Roland Mitchell
Mar- McC. Reynolds
Jackdall
Lorenzo Lewis
Iley Byrd
Billy Massie
Champ Connors
Fitzhough Hardcasily
The
Alls
Thomas Burchard
Richard E. Dole
Coca Cola
Helen Ellett
Farmer Returns Unneeded Checks From Re settlement
Poplar Branch North Carolina August 14 local farmer Marshall C Grandy wrote not needed on three checks totaling 60 80 sent them back to the government with a personal check for 561 for funds earlier advanced by the RA Grandy says his Irish potato crop brought 1100 and he expects larger profits from watermelons and sweet potatoes per Currituck county rehabilitation supervisor Tully B Williams
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poplar Branch
N. C
Marshall C. Grandy
Resettlement Administration
Grandy
Tully B. Williams
Currituck
Opequon Sunday Schools Convene at Salem Church
The Opequon District Sunday school convention met at Salem Church of the Brethren in Stephens City on August 14. Fifteen of sixteen district schools attended. 1,544 pupils with 878 average daily attendance. offerings totaled 45.50. Activities included cradle rolls, home departments, graded lessons, temperance instruction, training classes, vacation schools, and delegates to county and state conventions. The next meeting will be with the Refuge school. The convention theme was The Church Presses On.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Star
Middletown
Opequon
Salem Church of the Brethren
Stephens City
F. Estes Kline
Workers
Refuge
F. M. Lucas
W. A. Clark
H. E. Richardson
L. R. Dettra
Allen Jones
Minor C. Miller
W. F. Shipe
J. B. Funk
W. H. Herrell
Lohring C. Staples
Half Million To Bank Depositors In Maryland
Checks totaling 500000 will go to depositors of the defunct Central Trust Company of Maryland late this month or early September. W Clinton McSherry president and counsel of the People s Liquidating Corporation announced the distribution. The institution closed September 2 1931.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
Central Trust Company of Maryland
W. Clinton McSherry
People’s Liquidating Corporation
Snowball Fight At 90 In Shade
Spencer, New York WPA workers staged a snowball fight after uncovering snow during grading for new school grounds. It was 90 degrees in the shade and the workers joined the fun with snowballs flying amid the heat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spencer
N. Y
WPA
Four-H Club Camp Plans Set for River Camp
Four H Clubbers will leave August 18 for Camp White Rock on the Cacapon River West Virginia to August 22 with about 60 4 H members and leaders. They will depart from Christ Episcopal Church at 12 30 PM with trucks for baggage and 10 cent ride offers. The staff includes Miss Agnes Mason I Fred Stine Miss Annie Williams and other specialists with Miss Belle Burke visiting from Charlottesville to assist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp White Rock
Cacapon River
West Virginia
Fred I. Stine
Christ Episcopal Church
West Boscawen Street
Robert A. Wall
Agnes Mason
Rinard Sargeant
Harriedt Adams
Belle Burke
Charlottesville
American Held Hostage In Spain
An American from Montana named Jo Ambler a consultant in the smelting department of the Rio Tinto Mining Company in Spain is reportedly being held hostage by labor syndicalists supporting the government company headquarters announced. Ambler is one of eight staff members in Huelva province detained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Montana
Jo Ambler
Rio Tinto Mining Company
Spain
Ambler
Huelva
Hoover Reports Crime Decrease Nationwide
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover said crime fell nationwide over the past three years. The assessment rested on statistics from police departments in 1,127 cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoover
Washington
Pi. J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Rockne's Son Adjudged Insane in Chicago Hearing
William Rockne aged 19 son of Knute Rockne was adjudged insane by County Judge Enoch after a hearing at the Psychopathic Hospital. Dr Francis G Gerty testified dementia praecox and said Rockne had been under observation since last Friday and would be sent to the State Hospital for the Insane at Elgin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Enoch
Psychopathic Hospital
William Rockne
Knute Rockne
State Hospital For the Insane
Elgin
Francis G. Gerty
Rockne
Gerty
Jack Holt at Palace in Crash Donovan and Prank Merriwell
Jack Holt, Winchester’s son, stars in Crash Donovan at the Palace Theatre today only. He plays a daredevil highway policeman supported by Prank Merriwell and Oswald Cartoon. John Wayne appears Saturday in Lawless Nine Ties with Buster Crabbe in Flash Gordon. Free balloon for every child at the matinee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Holt
Palace
Winchester
Universal
Crash Donovan
Palace Theatre
Merriwell
Oswald
John Wayne
Demonstration On Uses Of Cotton Bags At Brucetown
The home demonstration agent outlines her week August 17 22 with office work and county 4 H Club activities. She plans a camp at White Rock on the Capon River West Virginia from Tuesday through Saturday with a demonstration on Uses of Cotton Bags led by club leaders at 2 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Rock
Cacapon River
West Virginia
Harry McAboy
Doubler's costly bid leads to grand slam in bridge
In a bridge deal the partner warns against quick doubling as South doubles from five clubs and again at six hearts. East and West force a grand slam, scoring 2,480 points for the pair after a long, tense sequence with careful ruffs and trumps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
Doubler
Guiness
East
West
North
Declarer
Dummy
ARAX Herbal Remedy Promoted In Winchester Virginia
An advertisement touts ARAX as a digestion aid and peptic aid with herbal ingredients. It claims improved liver bile flow and cleared intestines while promising relief from gas heartburn and constipation. The ARAX representative can be found at Miller's in Winchester Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miller's
North
Loudoun Street
Winchester
Virginia
Community Demonstration Encourages Attendance
Mrs. Julian Wright and Mrs. Har ty McAboy invite all members to attend a practical and useful demonstration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julian Wright
Harty McAboy
Baseball Benefit at Grayson Field for Colored Playground
A charity baseball game is set for Sunday August 16 at Grayson Field to raise funds for the colored playground. A picked team will oppose the Swanson All-Stars at 3 o clock with free admission, and spectators are asked to contribute what they can.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grayson Field
Swanson
Barbara Bell Fashion Pattern No 1940 B Black Satin Frock
The Evening Star highlights Barbara Bell Pattern 1940 B a black satin youth frock with a high round neck white collar and epaulet sleeves. It features a gathered bodice a long smooth center panel and full skirt adaptable to fabrics from velvet to crepe and wool with sizes 12 to 20 and yardage guidance. Tomorrow preview shows a gay apron frock for all season wear.
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Captain Walker
Saratoga
Castleman’s Ferry
Tazewell Ellett
Richmond
Ann Meade
Joseph ‘ Massie
William Mas
John Labouisse
Charlotte, N. C
Athlone
William Beverley
Walter ‘Williams
George H. Bur
Pagebrook
Clarke County
Philip E. M. Walker
Westwick
Fasig-Tipton Company
Kenneth N. Gilpin
Spencer Cartre
Henry G
George H. Buroetter
Labouisse
Charlotte
Robert Powell Page
Ardmore
J. Nelson Borland
New York
Col
Llewellyn Bull
Maria Woolfolk
Baltimore
John Woolfolk
Linden
Robert Hughes
Norfolk
Richard P. Whiting
Marion Cooke
Willard R. Cooke
Galveston
Texas
Lpompeian Company
Bloomlight
N. J
Cat Agile
Opequon Sunday Schools Report
Salem
Miss Burke
Keystone
Keystone Shoe Store
N. Loudoun St
Altoona
Msgr
Richard T. Guilfoyl
Erie, Pa
Altoona, Pa
Central Press
Haple’s
Brucetown
E. V. Shepard
George Washington Hotel
Star
Otis
Snag” Sargent
Thomas E. Kremer Jr
Household Brooks
Winchester Evening Star
Household Arts Dept
W. 14Th Street
Barbara Bell
Evening Star’s Daily
Times Square Station
the Bell Syndicate, Inc
St Eee
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